Welcome to the first episode of In Our Nature: Nebraska! In this episode, we're taking a journey that spans millions of years without leaving Lancaster County. Along the way, we'll become acquainted with the Salt Creek tiger beetle, a brave and voracious little bug that is critically endangered and only found here in Nebraska. This episode, I'm also joined by Brooke Talbott, a producer for Platte Basin Timelapse, as she recounts her experience with the beetles and their habitat, the amazing — and vulnerable — saline wetlands. 

Link to Brooke's AMAZING photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiviFYL8NS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Link to Lincoln wetlands: https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Parks-and-Recreation/Parks-Facilities/Saline-Wetlands/Wetland-Areas 

Link to Nebraska G&P wetlands: http://outdoornebraska.gov/nebraskawetlands/